Stories for June 2022

Wednesday, June 22nd 2022 - 09:54 UTC
First Chilean-built icebreaker 60% complete

At a total cost of around US$ 210 million, Chile's first home-built icebreaker is already 60% complete and plans to be seaworthy by the time of the XII International Naval Exhibition and Congress in Valparaíso in December, it was reported.
Wednesday, June 22nd 2022 - 09:50 UTC
Markets fall in Colombia due to uncertain future under Petro

Colombian markets Tuesday took a tumble ahead of President-elect Gustavo Petro's announcement regarding his future ministerial cabinet, as uncertainty prevailed all over the country.
Wednesday, June 22nd 2022 - 09:43 UTC
Gibraltar minister attends Falkland Islands remembrance ceremony

Gibraltar Minister for Housing, Employment, Youth and Sport, Steven Linares MP, represented the Rock in marking the 40th anniversary of the Liberation of the Falkland Islands from Argentine occupation in 1982.
Wednesday, June 22nd 2022 - 09:40 UTC
Trial of Jeanine Áñez in Bolivia: FCDO shares questions on judges independence and calls for judicial reform

The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office has issued a statement following the verdict in the trial of Jeanine Áñez in Bolivia and encourages the Bolivian government to engage in good faith with substantive judicial reform
Wednesday, June 22nd 2022 - 09:31 UTC
Prosecutors launch terrorism probe on Emtrasur 747's captain

Argentine Prosecutors have decided to charge the Iranian captain of the Venezuelan-flagged Boeing 747-300 seized at the Ezeiza international airport in Buenos Aires, it was announced Tuesday.
Wednesday, June 22nd 2022 - 09:28 UTC
Bolsonarists looking for strategies to halt fuel price increases

While Brazil's Energy Minister Adolfo Sachsida appeared Tuesday before the Lower House to answer questions about the current situation regarding the state-owned oil company Petrobras, the Government of President Jair Bolsonaro is concocting other strategies to curb the neverending increases in the price of fuel.
Wednesday, June 22nd 2022 - 09:27 UTC
The ECJ limits disclosure of passenger's flight data and rules when it can be used by law enforcement agencies

In a milestone ruling, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) limited the disclosure of how passenger data is collected and when it can be used by law enforcement.
Wednesday, June 22nd 2022 - 09:22 UTC
Paraguayan indigenous group seeks help from Spain

A Paraguayan indigenous community in the Chaco region has turned to Spain for help with the supply of drinking water and other basic resources following a lack of attention from local authorities, it was reported.
Tuesday, June 21st 2022 - 22:12 UTC
Argentine Army second lieutenant dies after officers' party

Argentine Army Second Lieutenant Matías Ezequiel Chirino has died in the province of Corrientes following a cardiac decompensation after an initiation party known as “baptism,” it was reported.
Tuesday, June 21st 2022 - 21:17 UTC
Duke of Cambridge turns 40 living up to his role as future king

Prince William, the Duke of Cambridge is turning 40, a milestone birthday for anyone, and much more so for the one who is bound to become King one day.